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(8) Ohio State Buckeyes
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) TCU Horned Frogs
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Neutral) · March 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money OSU -142 / TCU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual TCU +2 130 Lost
Massey OSU -3.2 (-5.2)
Massey Totals 149.2 (-19.2)
Bradley-Terry 46%
Weighted B-T 47%
Baseline Plus ML OSU -2.9 (-4.9) 147.3 (-17.3) 59%
Model 4 ML OSU -2.7 (-4.7) 145.5 (-15.5) 63%
Model 3 ML OSU -3.8 (-5.8) 144.5 (-14.5) 66%
Baseline ML OSU -4.2 (-6.2) 144.9 (-14.9) 65%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU TCU
Overall 21-13 23-12
Conference 12-8 11-7
Home 14-3 14-5
Away 5-6 5-5
Neutral 2-4 4-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 77.4
Avg Pts Against 72.6 72.1
Massey 16.0 (#28) 12.8 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 2.51 (#35) 2.67 (#30)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.32 (#30) 3.43 (#27)
RPI 0.569 (#50) 0.563 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU TCU
FG% 49.3% 44.8%
3PT% 36.0% 33.1%
REB / G 33.2 36.2
OREB / G 9.3 12.4
AST / TO 1.38 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 50.9%
TOV% 15.5% 15.6%
ORB% 30.8% 34.4%
FT Rate 29.3% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 19.6%
DRB% 70.0% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 21.8%

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